I love the smell of my kitchen when I am baking these cookies. Once the Fall comes I’m driven to baking them. My 3 sons took an art class when they were toddlers and part of the class included baking cookies. This was a recipe that the teacher shared with us. It’s a classic Molasses Cookie that has a soft chewy center. Some people call them ginger snaps but I prefer to call these Molasses as they come out a dark brown color.

Preheat oven 350 degree

2 cups all purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon each ginger, ground cloves, cinnamon*

1 ½ sticks of sweet unsalted butter

1 cup granulated sugar(plus extra for rolling)

1/4 cup molasses

1 beaten egg

In one bowl add your flour, baking soda, spices. (You can put them through a sifter- I don’t always).

Optional: Roll the balls into a pie plate with granulated sugar. (As the years go by I have started to exclude this step – less sugar in our diets is better – and they are still delicious without the extra sugar).